A cheat sheet for selling your business

It’s easy to get lost in the many moving parts of selling a business. In this cheat sheet, we’re breaking down the various components and players to help you keep track of who’s who and what’s what.   ACRONYMS TO KNOW Because of the complexity that comes with selling a business, many experts try to […]

How institutions invest

When it comes to investing, you sometimes hear the phrase “big money” thrown around. That term loosely refers to institutional investors—large funds managed on behalf of an institution or group of people. These “big money” funds, which include university endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and so on, often manage enough capital that they have the […]

Investing in the private market

For investors seeking alternatives to traditional stocks and bonds, private markets may offer a path to diversification and potentially higher returns. While these investors tend to be aware of the benefits of private investment, education about how private markets work is relatively scarce compared to education about public investments. With that in mind, let’s look […]

When (and why) alternative investments make sense

When you hear the word investing, your thoughts may drift to stocks and bonds. But as much as we associate investing with the stock and bond markets, there’s a much broader world of investments out there, expanding beyond traditional assets traded in public markets. In fact, these alternative investments can go a long way toward […]

What are alternative investments?

Alternative investments can help build diversified portfolios during periods of high volatility, and high correlation, for stocks and bonds. Kelly Milligan explains.